USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
11408550 Middle Yuba River below Milton Dam, near Sierra City, CA
LOCATION - Lat 39°31'19", long 120°34'57" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.12, T.19 N., R.12 E., Sierra County, CA, Hydrologic Unit 18020125, Tahoe National Forest, on right bank, 350 ft downstream from Milton Dam, and 4.1 mi southeast of Sierra City.
DRAINAGE AREA - 39.9 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR CA-88-4: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1987 to current year. Peaks for water years 1926-64 published as "at Milton" (station 11408500). Unpublished records for water years 1965-87 available in files of the U.S. Geological Survey.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, sharp-crested weir, and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 5,690 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to October 1987, nonrecording gage 450 ft downstream at different datum.
COOPERATION - Records were collected by Nevada Irrigation District, under general supervision of the U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project no. 2266.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 8,610 ft³/s, Jan. 2, 1997, gage height, 17.1 ft, from floodmarks; minimum daily, 0.77 ft³/s, Nov. 3, 1990.